Amman vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$2423
🏠 One person rent
$384
$465
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$63.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$2219
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
59
😀 Quality of life
73
71
🏙️ Population
4.01M
504K

The cost of living in Amman is 4% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 5330th and 5654th ($1032 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd in Jordan and South Korea, respectively. Check Jordan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Pohang ranked 36th in South Korea, while ranked 2337th and 3473rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Pohang

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Amman Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$5.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$3.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$58.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$90
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
4.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$6566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$2662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$39.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$7.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$23.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$7.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$4.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$9.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$6.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$17754

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Gyeongju
$924
39 km or 24 mi Yeongcheon
$964
54 km or 33 mi Ulsan
$957
62 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$943
71 km or 44 mi Daegu
$992
82 km or 51 mi Miryang
$1023
83 km or 51 mi Andong
$883
83 km or 51 mi Yangsan
$1044
93 km or 58 mi Gumi
$914
99 km or 61 mi Gimhae
$1014
106 km or 66 mi Changwon
$1013
108 km or 67 mi Busan
$1084
110 km or 68 mi Yeongju
$961
113 km or 70 mi Gimcheon
$887
116 km or 72 mi Sangju
$919
120 km or 74 mi Masan
$992
122 km or 76 mi Mungyeong
$931
127 km or 79 mi Sacheon
$974
131 km or 82 mi Taebaek
$950
149 km or 92 mi Jinju
$1051
149 km or 93 mi Geoje
$946
157 km or 98 mi Tongyeong
$982
158 km or 98 mi Samcheok
$953
160 km or 100 mi Jecheon
$993
165 km or 103 mi Chungju
$852
170 km or 105 mi Donghae
$960
180 km or 112 mi Tsushima Island
$899
181 km or 112 mi Cheongju
$865
181 km or 113 mi Daejeon
$905
192 km or 119 mi Namwon
$930
192 km or 119 mi Gyeryong
$933
193 km or 120 mi Gwangyang
$955
193 km or 120 mi Sejong
$971
194 km or 121 mi Wonju
$1062
196 km or 122 mi Gangneung
$863
201 km or 125 mi Jeonju
$771
204 km or 126 mi Tsushima
$896
206 km or 128 mi Nonsan
$990
206 km or 128 mi Gongju
$1009
208 km or 129 mi Suncheon
$973